How to convert weight to cups in recipes

I was asked by one of my followers on Twitter to please rather make my recipes easier by using cups and spoons as measuring units. I explained to her that most qualified chefs will prefer to use weight rather than volume to create recipes. The reason is with weighted recipes you have 100% accuracy, when cooking in bulk like chefs often do, accuracy is key. Your customers come back to your restaurant to taste the same product they had the last time. 90% of the recipes I have and swear by are all weighted and scaled.

However, as a compromise I’ve agreed to post this, a few tables to help those who don’t have a scale near by. Please be careful as a cup of water weighs more than a cup of flour for example. These tables should cover as many variables as possible though.

Source: http://allrecipes.co.uk

VolumeWhen measuring liquid, cooking measurements are quite straightforward: Metric Imperial US cups 250ml 8 fl oz 1 cup 180ml 6 fl oz 3/4 cup 150ml 5 fl oz 2/3 cup 120ml 4 fl oz 1/2 cup 75ml 2 1/2 fl oz 1/3 cup 60ml 2 fl oz 1/4 cup 30ml 1 fl oz 1/8 cup 15ml 1/2 fl oz 1 tablespoon

WeightCheck this chart for basic imperial to metric conversions: 1/2 oz 15g 1 oz 30g 2 oz 60g 3 oz 90g 4 oz 110g 5 oz 140g 6 oz 170g 7 oz 200g 8 oz 225g 9 oz 255g 10 oz 280g 11 oz 310g 12 oz 340g 13 oz 370g 14 oz 400g 15 oz 425g 1 lb 450g

Spoons!Ever stop to wonder about teaspoons, dessertspoons and tablespoons? Here are their metric equivalents. But first:1 dessertspoon = 2 teaspoons 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon 5ml 2 teaspoons 10ml 1 tablespoon 15ml 2 tablespoons 30ml 3 tablespoons 45ml 4 tablespoons 60ml 5 tablespoons 75ml 6 tablespoons 90ml 7 tablespoons 105ml Also know that tablespoons can be easily used to convert dry (and wet) ingredients to/from US cups. Here’s a simple conversion chart: Tablespoons to US cups 1 tablespoon 1/16 cup 2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 5 tablespoons 1/3 cup 8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 10 tablespoons 2/3 cup 12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 16 tablespoons 1 cup

Weight of common ingredientsFound a recipe in US cups? Keep in mind a cup of butter weighs much more than a cup of flour! Use this chart to convert common ingredients between cups, metric and imperial:Plain flour and icing sugar US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 15g 1/2 oz 1/4 cup 30g 1 oz 1/3 cup 40g 1 1/2 oz 1/2 cup 65g 2 1/4 oz 2/3 cup 85g 3 oz 3/4 cup 95g 3 1/4 oz 1 cup 125g 4 1/2 oz Porridge oats US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 10g 1/3 oz 1/4 cup 20g 3/4 oz 1/3 cup 30g 1 oz 1/2 cup 45g 1 1/2 oz 3/4 cup 60g 2 1/4 oz 1 cup 85g 3 oz Sugar (caster and granulated) US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 25g 1 oz 1/4 cup 50g 1 3/4 oz 1/3 cup 70g 2 1/4 oz 1/2 cup 100g 3 1/2 oz 2/3 cup 135g 4 3/4 oz 3/4 cup 150g 5 1/4 oz 1 cup 200g 7 oz Brown soft sugar US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 25g 1 oz 1/4 cup 55g 2 oz 1/3 cup 75g 2 1/2 oz 1/2 cup 110g 4 oz 2/3 cup 150g 5 oz 3/4 cup 170g 6 oz 1 cup 220g 7 3/4 oz Honey, treacle and syrup US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 45g 1 1/2 oz 1/4 cup 85g 3 oz 1/3 cup 110g 4 oz 1/2 cup 170g 6 oz 2/3 cup 225g 8 oz 3/4 cup 250g 9 oz 1 cup 340g 12 oz Butter and margarine US cups Metric Imperial 1/8 cup 25g 1 oz 1/4 cup 60g 2 oz 1/3 cup 75g 3 oz 1/2 cup 110g 4 oz 2/3 cup 150g 5 1/4 oz 3/4 cup 180g 6 1/4 oz 1 cup 225g 8 oz

Quick conversionsFor other common ingredients, here are some quick conversions from US cups to metric:1 cup chocolate chips = 150g 1 cup cocoa powder = 125g 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans = 125g 1 cup walnut or pecan halves = 100g 1 cup desiccated coconut = 75g 1 tablespoon baking powder = 15g 1 tablespoon salt = 18g 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese = 120g 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese = 80g 1 cup dried breadcrumbs = 120g 1 cup couscous = 175g 1 cup lentils = 190g 1 cup sultanas or raisins = 170g